The person saying it = HAM? Is it said to another person? To more than one? Is that/those people also HAM? Is it said in person? Is that person also starving? Is the starvation literal? Or is he just hungry? Or is "starving" a figure of speech for something else? Can the person speaking not remember what they used to eat? Will the answer to the question be helpful? Inedible stuff relevant? Toxic?

The person saying it = HAM? H-No, A-Yes but not necessarily & M-Irr Is it said to another person? No To more than one? No Is that/those people also HAM? Same as above Is it said in person? NO only in my own imagination Is that person also starving? FA as you'll have gathered although the it in question may be hungry Is the starvation literal? No Or is he just hungry? Yes Or is "starving" a figure of speech for something else? No just hungryCan the person FA speaking not remember what they used to eat? Asked in negative so In my mind yes but in reality probably not Will the answer to the question be helpful? It could beInedible stuff relevant? Toxic? No to these

Has the animal had to move from its natural habitat? No long ago? and now there's much less to eat? there was less to eat but not for that reason and not at all the same food as before? yes but be careful

"bill" in title = a duck's bill? other bird bill? has their former food source been impacted by human action? habitat disrupted? domestic animals relevant? is this a domestic bird, who's had the ability to feed itself "bred out"? or is otherwise sufficiently removed from its "wild" habits that it's no longer able to attend to its needs?

"bill" in title = a duck's bill? Yes other bird bill? has their former food source been impacted by human action? Yes habitat disrupted? But nodomestic animals relevant? Nois this a domestic bird, who's had the ability to feed itself "bred out"? Noor is otherwise sufficiently removed from its "wild" habits that it's no longer able to attend to its needs? Yes explore this notion

Are they used to be fed by humans? But then the humans stopped coming? Or just stopped feeding them? Throwing of bread crumbs or similar to attract the birds relevant? (I remember doing that as a kid at a neighbour's duck pond, great fun) Sign or law saying "Do not feed the ducks" relevant?

Are they used to be fed by humans? yes But then the humans stopped coming? yes temporarily Or just stopped feeding them? asa consequence yes Throwing of bread crumbs or similar to attract the birds relevant? (I remember doing that as a kid at a neighbour's duck pond, great fun) yes feeding the ducks with bread is relevant

In fact you're almost thereSign or law saying "Do not feed the ducks" relevant? no

Timescale - did the humans stop coming for: seconds, minutes, hours,this 24 of them in fact days, weeks, months, years? Were they prevented from coming? yes Did they go somewhere else instead? Did they not want to come? No to the rest

Is the park closed today, meaning noone comes to feed the ducks? Yes Or is it something else than a park? Relevant why it's closed? yes

You've pretty much found out everything but the reason the park was closed. This was a byproduct of a very newsworthy story in Ireland this week and judging by one radio show's phone-in the question of what the ducks might eat was foremost in some people's minds

were other parks also closed? Relevant: natural event? Political? Manmade? Strike? Was the park closed specifically to keep people out? Because people running/tending it were not available that day? Other animals relevant? Was park usually open around the year?

was the park closed to benefit the ducks - as in, their pond was being cleaned/dredged, or some other way...? and ironically, no one thought about what else they might need, except most of radio listeners calling in?

were other parks also closed? YesRelevant: natural event? Political? Manmade? Strike? Yes Was the park closed specifically to keep people out? Because people running/tending it were not available that day? and this Other animals relevant? Was park usually open around the year?

Did they suspect the ducks were French? LOL but alas no. We are slowly starting to get over the whole french thing. It's a healing process

was the park closed to benefit the ducks - as in, their pond was being cleaned/dredged, or some other way...? and ironically, no one thought about what else they might need, except most of radio listeners calling in? No to this but Galfisk pretty much has it covered so ....

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Yes last week in Ireland there was a one day strike by all government employees and civil servants. This meant closed schools,curtailed medical and social welfare services and also the closure of all public parks. Surprisingly a lot of people who phoned in to a radio show were worried about the ducks in St Stephens Green in Dublin City centre. Their main concern was that as the ducks are fed by people almost constantly they may have forgotten how to forage for food in their natural way. Strange the priorities some people have . The ducks were fine i'm sure.

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